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EP0572049 - Liposomes [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Status	Opposition procedure closed Status updated on 16.04.2004 Database last updated on 09.07.2024
Most recent event Tooltip	03.09.2004	Lapse of the patent in a contracting state New state(s): AT	published on 20.10.2004 [2004/43]
Applicant(s)	For all designated states PolyMASC Pharmaceuticals plc 12 Gough Square London EC4A 3DE / GB
	[1997/45]
Former [1993/48]	For all designated states THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Rowland Hill Street London NW3 2PF / GB
Inventor(s)	01 / Fisher, Derek, c/o Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, Rowland Hill Street London, NW3 2PF / GB
	02 / Francis, Gillian Elizabeth Summer Cottage, Cane End Reading RG4 9HG / GB
	[2001/48]
Former [1993/48]	01 / Fisher, Derek, c/o Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, Rowland Hill Street London, NW3 2PF / GB
Representative(s)	Bizley, Richard Edward, et al Avidity IP Broers Building Hauser Forum 21 J J Thomson Ave Cambridge CB3 0FA / GB
	[N/P]
Former [2003/16]	Bizley, Richard Edward, et al Hepworth, Lawrence, Bryer & Bizley Merlin House Falconry Court Baker's Lane Epping Essex CM16 5DQ / GB
Former [1999/15]	Nachshen, Neil Jacob, et al D Young & Co 21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA / GB
Former [1997/45]	Crisp, David Norman, et al D. YOUNG & CO. 21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA / GB
Former [1997/27]	Cresswell, Thomas Anthony J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX / GB
Former [1996/17]	Watkins, Arnold Jack European Patent Attorney Frank B. Dehn & Co. Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway London WC2B 6UZ / GB
Former [1993/48]	Cresswell, Thomas Anthony, et al J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5LX / GB
Application number, filing date	93113468.8	20.10.1989
	[1993/48]
Priority number, date	GB19880024593	20.10.1988 Original published format: GB 8824593
	[1993/48]
Filing language	EN
Procedural language	EN
Publication	Type:	A2 Application without search report
	No.:	EP0572049
	Date:	01.12.1993
	Language:	EN
	[1993/48]
	Type:	A3 Search report
	No.:	EP0572049
	Date:	23.02.1994
	Language:	EN
	[1994/08]
	Type:	B1 Patent specification
	No.:	EP0572049
	Date:	20.03.2002
	Language:	EN
	[2002/12]
Search report(s)	(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:	EP	03.01.1994
Classification	IPC:	A61K9/127	[1994/07]
	CPC:	A61K49/1812 (EP,US); A61K9/1271 (EP,US)
	Former IPC [1993/48]	A61K47/48, A61K9/127
Designated contracting states	AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE [1993/48]
Title	German:	Liposomen	[1993/48]
	English:	Liposomes	[1993/48]
	French:	Liposomes	[1993/48]
Examination procedure	deleted	Decision about request for accelerated examination - accepted: No
	24.08.1993	Examination requested [1993/48]
	05.01.1994	Despatch of communication of loss of particular rights: Claims {1}
	16.03.1994	Loss of particular rights, legal effect: Claims
	28.10.1999	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	18.04.2000	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	08.09.2000	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
	03.01.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	05.09.2001	Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
	21.09.2001	Reply to a communication from the examining division
	20.10.2001	Request for accelerated examination filed
	29.11.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: No)
	05.12.2001	Fee for grant paid
	05.12.2001	Fee for publishing/printing paid
	13.12.2001	Despatch of communication of intention to grant (Approval: later approval)
	21.12.2001	Communication of intention to grant the patent
Parent application(s) Tooltip	EP89911831.9 / EP0445131
Opposition(s)	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.2002 13.08.2003 WITHDRAWN ALZA Corporation 1010 Joaquin Road Mountain View CA 94043 / US Opponent's representative Hallybone, Huw George Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
		02 18.12.2002 13.08.2003 WITHDRAWN Essex Pharma GmbH Thomas-Dehler-Strasse 27 81737 München / DE Opponent's representative Hallybone, Huw George Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA / GB
		[N/P]
	Former [2003/41]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.2002 13.08.2003 WITHDRAWN Alza Corporation 1900 Charleston Road Mountain View, CA 94039-7210 / US Opponent's representative Hallybone, Huw George Carpmaels and Ransford, 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB
		02 18.12.2002 13.08.2003 WITHDRAWN Essex Pharma GmbH Thomas-Dehler-Strasse 27 81737 München / DE Opponent's representative Hallybone, Huw George Carpmaels and Ransford, 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB
	Former [2003/07]
	Opponent(s)	01 17.12.2002 Alza Corporation 1900 Charleston Road Mountain View, CA 94039-7210 / US Opponent's representative Hallybone, Huw George Carpmaels and Ransford, 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB
		02 18.12.2002 Essex Pharma GmbH Thomas-Dehler-Strasse 27 81737 München / DE Opponent's representative Hallybone, Huw George Carpmaels and Ransford, 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA / GB
	22.01.2003	Invitation to proprietor to file observations on the notice of opposition
	30.09.2003	Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition
	05.01.2004	Despatch of communication that the opposition procedure will be closed
	15.03.2004	Legal effect of closure of opposition procedure [2004/23]
Fees paid	Renewal fee
	24.08.1993	Renewal fee patent year 03
	24.08.1993	Renewal fee patent year 04
	24.08.1993	Renewal fee patent year 05
	08.10.1994	Renewal fee patent year 06
	10.10.1995	Renewal fee patent year 07
	09.09.1996	Renewal fee patent year 08
	16.10.1997	Renewal fee patent year 09
	20.10.1998	Renewal fee patent year 10
	05.10.1999	Renewal fee patent year 11
	07.09.2000	Renewal fee patent year 12
	09.10.2001	Renewal fee patent year 13
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Stay/Interruption	26.04.1994	Stay of proceedings	[1994/24]
	26.04.1994	Stay of proceedings	[1997/28]
	01.08.1997	Resumption of proceedings	[1997/28]
Lapses during opposition Tooltip	AT	20.10.2003
	LU	20.10.2003
	[2004/43]
Former [2004/39]	LU	20.10.2003
Documents cited:	Search	[XY]EP0171946 (TECHNICON INSTR [US]) [X] 1 * page 4, line 13 - line 25 * * page 7, line 30 - line 25 * * page 8, line 22 - line 31 * * page 9, line 25 - line 34; claim - * [Y] 1-11;
		[Y]GB2185397 (COSMAS DAMIAN LTD) [Y] 1-11 * page 1, line 37 - line 42 ** page 6, line 41 - line 53 *
		[Y] - CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, (19880718), vol. 109, no. 3, Database accession no. 17441m [Y] 1-11 * abstract *
		[ ] - C. HOFMANN ET AL., "TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONAL INSULIN RECEPTORS TO RECEPTOR-DEFICIENT TARGET CELLS", ENDOCRINOLOGY, BALTIMORE, (1988), vol. 122, no. 6, pages 2865 - 2872
		[DYP] - E. C. HUNGER ET AL., "HEPATIC METASTASES: LIPOSOMAL GD-DTPA-ENHANCED MR IMAGING", RADIOLOGY, (198904), vol. 171, no. 1, pages 81 - 85 [DYP] 1-11

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